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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

I don't know about you guys but I gave up on Will Smith a long time ago. Anywho, the movie was fine enough and I'll never take away the fact that the happy ending, made sweeter by Smith's heart-warming disbelief, was one of the best I'd seen in a while, but is it just me, or was Chris Gardner's life just not THAT hard?

Man. What a run-on.

Anyway, I guess I've been a bit desensitized (it's all that torture-watching I see on 24) but spending a night or two in a subway bathroom just isn't that difficult. Okay, so you had to spend a few nights at a shelter. You still had nice clothes, you still had food, and you actually still had your kid in daycare. Either way, as a film, it was fine enough. A bit bland. No bite. And Jaden does wonders as a child actor who doesn't kill you with kindness. As a whole, Pursuit is a great time-killer.

Posted Thursday, April 12, 2007 3:07 PM by HalfAngelAngeline | with 1 comments

It goes somewhere... maybe.

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The Good Shepherd (2006)

I'm glad that I read the other reviews before I started mine. I'm pleased to know I'm not the only one who actually enjoyed this without really knowing why. I tend to warm up to the strange and not many are stranger than the lead character. Matt Damon is wonderful as a man of not so many words controlling the emotions bubbling just underneath the surface. Too many people watched this thinking there'd be more action rather than the drama it is and weren't prepared for the long haul. What is it, like 5 days long? Bravo, Robert DeNiro, you've created cinematic ballet. It is introspective and respectful and something about it tugs.

As as far as everyone else thinking Jolie wasn't irritating, I beg to differ (of course).. It seems ever since the birth of Brangelina, she's lost all oomph. Where's that 'fire' everyone wanked about back in her 'Gia' days? Has it all gone and given way to birthin'? Just a thought.

Posted Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:54 PM by HalfAngelAngeline | with 1 comments

Oh. Boy.

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The Black Dahlia (2006)

I'll start off with something positive for once:

Mia Kirshner (yay! 24!) is worth every penny as the ill-fated Elizabeth Short. She is innocent and childlike. Calculating and cold. Deep when the words seem incredibly shallow. The 10 mins of screen-time definitely provided relief when Josh Hartnett's unrelenting brooding and Brian De Palma's stylistic shots proved gag-worthy. It's not enough to LOOK film noir guys...

I found it pretty funny that for something named "The Black Dahlia" it had little to do with that case and more with Josh Hartnett's insecurities and inability to connect two-two together. If these fictional cops were anything like the real-life detectives burdened with this case, it's no wonder it has yet to be solved.

Posted Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:24 PM by HalfAngelAngeline | with 0 comments